January 19, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN, Wash. — Few spectators braved the elements to watch Washington State host Stanford at Beasley Coliseum on Thursday – just 3,119 of them, to be exact. Faisal Aden showed …

January 19, 2012 in Sports For Guy Landry Edi and the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the positives easily outweighed the negatives.

January 19, 2012 in Sports Katelan Redmon scored 32 points Thursday as Gonzaga overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Santa Clara 81-68 in West Coast Conference women’s basketball at Santa Clara, Calif.

January 19, 2012 in City Working with federal authorities, Spokane police executed multiple search and arrest warrants throughout the region this morning. 34

January 19, 2012 in News The city has decided to declare a Stage 2 snow emergency. 28

January 19, 2012 in Sports Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Chiney Ogwumike added 19 points and 12 rebounds and No. 4 Stanford shook off a sluggish start to beat Washington State 75-41 … 2

January 19, 2012 in News Spokane Public Schools’ buses for elementary and middle schools will be late Friday, but school is starting at the regular time. Middle school buses will be 30 minutes late and … 5

January 19, 2012 in City A Spokane man accused of beating and burning his wife is facing an assault charge. 8

January 19, 2012 in City, News OLYMPIA — A delegation of Spokane leaders lobbied legislators to provide $35 million to finish the medical school under construction on the Riverpoint Campus.

January 19, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO — Good news: Sex is safe for most heart patients. If you’re healthy enough to walk up two flights of stairs without chest pain or gasping for breath, you … 4

January 19, 2012 BEAUFORT, S.C. — In an up-and-down kind of campaign day, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich picked up an endorsement Thursday from former rival Rick Perry but also faced new accusations … 30

January 19, 2012 in City, Idaho, Region The National Weather Service has upgraded its snow advisory to winter storm warning for the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas after heavier-than-expected snow arrived today. Elsewhere, freezing rain in Washington … 13

January 19, 2012 in City Two men were arrested Wednesday after threatening people with guns at Underhill Park, then fleeing from police in a car and on foot. 2

January 19, 2012 in Idaho Idaho lawmakers on the House State Affairs Committee voted unanimously this morning to introduce two bills dealing with this year’s primary election: One from committee Chairman Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, to …

January 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Builders ended 2011 with a third straight year of dismal home building and the worst on record for single-family home construction, despite modest improvement at the end of …

January 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to 352,000, the fewest since April 2008. The decline added to evidence that the job market is strengthening. 45

January 19, 2012 in Nation/World CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Associated Press is reporting that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is abandoning his presidential bid. 25

January 19, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – When Richard Cordray convenes his first field hearing today in Birmingham, Ala., as the director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the site, setting and subject matter … 1

January 19, 2012 in Business on Page A1 Until November last year, John Janzen had no idea what Getty Images was. The awakening came in a letter sent from Getty’s Seattle headquarters to Maplewood Software’s Spokane office. Getty … 1

January 19, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Wednesday denied a permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, touching off a torrent of criticism from Republicans – whom the White … 25

January 19, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court, citing a “perfect storm” of missing lawyers and unopened letters, gave an Alabama death row inmate a new chance to appeal his conviction in a …